Ahmedabad vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Ahmedabad Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1074
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$578
$525
🏘️ Family rent
$361
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$52.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
57
56
😀 Quality of life
54
62
🏙️ Population
7.65M
434K

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 8% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 6097th and 5894th ($832 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in India and South Africa, respectively. Check India vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Ahmedabad ranked 22nd best city to live in India vs Cape Town ranked 3rd in South Africa, while ranked 5982nd and 5040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$7.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.65
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$598
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$1194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$793
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$44.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$43.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
8.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1089
$2106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$1365
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.08
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.06
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.47
$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55.6
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1365
$4486

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$336
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$333
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$331
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$333
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$330
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$306
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$379
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$388
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$426
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$234
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$248
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$429
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$333
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$354
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$355
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$337
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$311
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$331
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$366
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$362
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$370
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$359
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$388
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$328
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$331
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$506
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$303
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$314
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$625
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$213
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$312
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$231
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$469
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$350
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$330
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$371
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$215
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$279
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$304

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$833
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$604
371 km or 231 mi George
$673
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$585
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$825
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$706
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$772
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$746
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$773
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$768
882 km or 548 mi East London
$754
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$665
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$595
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$619
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$751
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$597
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$696
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$777
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$594
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$757
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$596
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$748
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$644
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$780
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$613
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$667
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$814
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$726
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$656
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$860
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1073
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$720
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$605
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$905
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$732
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$799
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$896
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$796
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$780
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$789